The Cold Front is sitauted into Northwest Iowa at this hour. A wind shift line is located ahead of the front from Mason City to Fort Dodge to Sioux City. Everywhere north of that line should see less of a chance of Severe Weather today, however the dew points in those areas haven’t yet dropped …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
A Late Night Radar Update
A few thunderstorms have developed in and around the Siouxland Area. These storms are moving east at about 10-20 mph. A large complex of Thunderstorms that had developed in Central Nebraska has weakened and does not pose a threat to Iowa at this time. A slight risk of Severe Weather has been issued for areas …
Final Report on Friday’s Event in Omaha
The thunderstorms that blew through the Omaha Metro Area and into SW Iowa produced winds upwards of a category 3 hurricane. Winds were estimated at between 110-115 mph in eastern Nebraska and up to 90 mph into Pottawattamie, Mills and Montgomery Counties in Iowa. Sadly this event did kill two people in Council Bluffs that …
The Return of Summer
The south wind has begun in the western part of the state. Winds Gusting to near 30 mph. Temperatures at 4pm were in the lower to upper 80s with dew points from the mid 50s to the lower to mid 60s. A round of thunderstorms is expected to develop in southern Minnesota this evening and …
Flooding Update
It’s been over two weeks since the peak of the Flooding in Iowa and flooding does continue on a few rivers in the state. The Iowa River in the eastern and southeastern part of the state continues to flood at this time. This is due to the constant flow out of the Coralville Reservoir north …
Another Pleasant Afternoon
Today is one of those days you want to put into a bottle and save for the future. Temperatures at 3pm ranged from the upper 70s to the mid 80s throughout the state. Dew Points are in the upper 40s to upper 50s. Unlike this weekend when we had strong winds out of the northwest, …
Rainfall Surplus and Deficits
Here is a list of the Rainfall Surpluses and Deficits across the midwest as of Sunday.
Tornado Warning List
The new Tornado Warning List is out. Only 55 Tornado Warnings were issued this past week. Over 3200 Tornado Warnings have been issued so far in the United States, that’s more than any of the past 3 years. The Weather Office that has issued the most Tornado warnings so far this year is Springfield MO …
Semi Quiet Day
Except for a few pop up showers and breezy conditions throughout the state. It’s been a relatively quiet day in Iowa. Temperatures were running around 5-10 degrees below normal. The showers ongoing should weaken toward sunset and the winds should lessen to being a crisp summer night to the state, with temperatures settling into the …
The Warning List June 29th
I have tabulated all of the Severe Thunderstorm Warnings that have been issued throughout the country. This week alone there were 2294 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued by the NWS offices across the country. This brings the total amount of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued to 17,102 for the year. You might think that’s a lot of …